A Quilt For My Furbaby

Maestro says, "Purrrrr!"

"This Quilt is so comfy."

"I am getting my adult teeth 

and these chew toys are so nice!"

"Thank you, Mommy, for making me this quilt.  

I love you.  Purrrr!"

My furbaby is keeping this quilt.

I love you, too, Maestro. 

Linking up today with the pretty kitties

@

Feline Friday @ Sarah Did It!

Take Heart!

Take Heart!

It is that time of year when big beautiful hearts brighten the snowy and gloomy winter.

Time to tell all those you are "nuts about" how much you care.

I am sewing, sewing, sewing.

This project is for the 

"Nuts About" Blog Hop @ Seams To Be Sew

which is coming in February.

Katniss says, "No more peeking!"

Full Schedule HERE

Hope to see you joining us!


Linking up with all the pretty kitties
@

Feline Friday

today.

Purrrrrrrrrrrr!

~ <3 ~

120 Pink Charms + One Kitty

120 Pink Charms ~ All In Rows

There is a kitty on these fabrics..   

The Butterfly:  "Of course there is a kitty on the fabrics!"

Me: "Butterfly, I mean there is a kitty printed on one of the charms."

The Butterfly:  "Where's the kitty?"

The Butterfly:  "Did you wash the kitty?"

Me:  "Butterfly, I washed the kitty on the fabrics. 

The Butterfly:  "I don't see any kitty."

The Butterfly is looking for the kitty. 

The Butterfly: " I found the kitty!"

The Butterfly:  " I'll just lay right here on the kitty for you so it doesn't get away.

You don't want to sew these together right now, do you?"

Me: " Well, I guess it is time for a break anyway."

The next step is going to be fun! 

Butterfly and I have a surprise for you.

The Butterfly is linking up today with the fun felines at

Feline Friday @ Sarah Did It

:-)

A Baby Sister Quilt Start ... and Katniss finds a Box!

These are the scrap squares that I had left from

 My Girl + XO Quilt

Yesterday I was trying to work on my next Stitchin's Sister RR border.

I was not sew productive.

My quilty muse is not happy with the fabrics I have gathered.

I am going to have to give this more thought ...

maybe find more fabrics in my stash ..

or something.

I do not know what yet.

My quilty muse is being very quiet on this project.

So today I am starting a new project while my quilty muse muses.

... so ...

Remember this quilt? 

I made this quilt for a little girl who loves pink.

Now she has a new baby sister!

So this pretty pink quilt needs a baby sister quilt 

to welcome this new baby to our world 

in the room she shares with her big sister.

So I pulled out my overflowing pink scrap drawer ...

Katniss helped.

Then ...

Katniss found a Katniss Sized Box!

This is the box in which I received the strings in this post, 

P.S. ~ Mail Call!

from 

Amy @ A Quilting Sheep

Katniss looks surprised that she fit and she and the box did not end up on the floor again as she did with the
 Butterfly Size Box in this post.

Katniss settled in.

Katniss says, "Thanks, Amy!" 

While Katniss enjoys her box,

I am stitching.

This will be a quick quilt.

I have a new charm quilt idea! 

My quilty muse and I are really excited about this plan.

More soon. 

... just keep sewing ...

The Katniss is linking up with the fun felines at

Feline Friday @ Sarah Did It

<3

A Quilty Kitty Is Watching

Katniss is watching.
 

Katniss has been very busy keeping watch on the birds 

outside my sewing corner window.

I have been busy sewing. 

I am working on my flag for this blog hop from Sew We Quilt

Full Schedule Here

Thearica @ Pig Tales and Quilts
is cheering this fun hop.

I am looking forward to seeing all the pretty flags waving!

Katniss says, "No peeking!"

So I will give you a peek at my progress on my 

Spring Frolic Quilt

 

 

  Butterfly is also watching.   Today my quilty kitties and I saw our first robin of spring outside our window!  

  My quilty kitties are enjoying this new sewing space.   We are linking up today with the pretty kitties @ Feline Friday   Have a happy quilty kitty day!    :)  

Don't Let the Door Stop You Blog Hop!

My New Door Stoppers!

Don't Stop My Playful Quilty Kitties!

My quilty kitties and I say "Thanks, Madame Samm, for hosting this hop.

This is one of my new door stoppers!

It is a toy box for my quilty kitties. 

My quilty kitties like to play.

Their favorite place to play is the doorway to my sewing room. 

Butterfly is on guard here and she says, "These are MY toys."

When she is done playing and guarding she leaves.

The Cat does not pick up her toys.

Katniss  arrives and says, "Who has been playing with MY toys?"

After perusing her options Katniss selects a  favorite toy.

Bats it behind the door ... as Butterfly arrives ...

... to see who is playing with HER toys. 

Katniss and Butterfly will chase this into the other rooms
and just like my kiddos when they were little ...

my quilty kitties leave their toys all over the floor 

and I am always stepping on them.

So when it came time to decide what to make for a new door stopper 

for my sewing room doorway

a fabric "Kitty Toy Box" 

seemed a great way to go!

I got the idea for making this fabric box from

Tina @ Seaside Stitches

I started with 12.5" squares as I wanted the finished box large

 enough to hold a few kitty toys and 

I and followed her tutorial HERE

Tina has a great quilting blog.

Check out her beautiful quilts!

My quilty kitties all time favorite toys are marbles.

Katniss plays marbles.

Butterfly and Katniss Play marbles together.

There was a marble on this table before Butterfly rolled it onto the floor.

(Yes, I know ... My Cats Are On The Dining Room Table!

This is the table that also has a big cutting mat under the table cloth.

It is a multi-use table.

I always clean the table and put a fresh new cloth when it is actually used for dining.)

Marbles are the weight that keeps my new door stopper in place.

This makes my kitties very happy.

 Butterfly can scoop a marble right out of the box.

Butterfly is a smart cat.

Katniss can try to scoop a marble out of the box.

She will learn.

Katniss has learned most of what she knows about being a cat from Butterfly.

This is my second new door stopper!

I love the colors and print in the multicolor floral print in the
  She Who Sews line from Quilting Treasures

Sew ...

I used it for the door stopper for my sewing room!

I found this idea and followed the tutorial in this link ... 

DIY Double Sided Door Draft Stopper

The cost of two long tubes were under a dollar  

and I could make one two-sided door stopper per tube.

These are foam insulation tubes for pipes and are easily available at any home improvement or hardware store. Real insulation so they really stop the drafts.

I like this economical plan!

The covers can easily be removed for washing, too!

I will be making more of these for the cold drafts that sneak under the doors
during these cold winter months in the scrapatch.

I hope you like my door stopper ideas as much as my kitties and I do.

Do not let the door stop you from visiting all the blog hoppers today ...

January 30th

Just Let Me Quilt

Quilted Delights

Meadowbrook

Hill Valley Quilter

Pampered Pettit

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here!)

Seams To Be Sew

Thanks to 

our blog host, Mdm. Samm @ Sew We Quilt,

and
our great cheerleader, Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks,

for this fun blog hop!

Now, if only I can get my kitties to put their toys away in this basket!

Katniss Says, "Thanks for the toy box and for picking up my toys!"
and
Thank you for visiting my scrapatch today!

Before you go ...

If you have not entered my

Grow Your Blog Hop Mug Rug Giveaway

There is still time to do so.
Click on the above link for details!

The winner will be announced on February 15th!

Happy Hopping!

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Update:  Katniss reminded me that she has been to visit with the pretty kitties 
@
Feline Friday @Sarah Did It

for way to long.

So we are linking up today.

Katniss says, "Purrrrrr!"

:)